Petrochromis fasciolatus Boulenger, 1914 |
Family: | Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae | |||
Max. size: | 15 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 7.40000009536743 - 8.39999961853027; dH range: 7 - 30 | |||
Distribution: | Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika. | |||
Diagnosis: | ||||
Biology: | Adults usually found over rock, either solitary or in aggregation (Ref. 86760). Feed by scraping rock biocover (Ref. 6770). Females brood their young in the mouth (Ref. 86760). | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 31 January 2006 Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless |